Over-age students, primary in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Over-age students, primary was 11.1% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Over-age students, primary in Dominican Republic, 1972–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of enrollment.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 11.1% for over-age students, primary in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of down 11.2% on the previous year and down 46.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, over-age students, primary in Dominican Republic peaked at 24.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 11.1%, in 2018.
Dominican Republic ranks 60th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Over-age students, primary in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | % of enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 22.5% | — |
| 1999 | 22.7% | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 24.0% | +6.0% |
| 2002 | 21.8% | -9.4% |
| 2003 | 21.2% | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 21.3% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 20.7% | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 18.0% | -12.9% |
| 2007 | 19.3% | +7.3% |
| 2008 | 20.6% | +6.7% |
| 2009 | 11.3% | -45.2% |
| 2010 | 14.2% | +26.0% |
| 2011 | 14.4% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 14.4% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 15.3% | +6.6% |
| 2014 | 15.6% | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 14.5% | -6.7% |
| 2016 | 13.9% | -4.6% |
| 2017 | 12.5% | -9.8% |
| 2018 | 11.1% | -11.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 22.5% | 22.5% | 22.5% | 1 |
| 1990s | 22.7% | 22.7% | 22.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 19.8% | 11.3% | 24.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 14.0% | 11.1% | 15.6% | 9 |
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More education data for Dominican Republic
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 562,676 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.1363 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0492 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 602,712 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.0893 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0527 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 863,765 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.8483 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 80,321 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.96 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is over-age students, primary in Dominican Republic?
- Over-age students, primary in Dominican Republic was 11.1% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest over-age students, primary recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 24.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest over-age students, primary recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.1% in 2018.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for over-age students, primary?
- Dominican Republic ranks 60th out of 191 countries with data for 2018.
- Is over-age students, primary rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 46.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Over-age students, primary (% of enrollment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Over-age students are the percentage of those enrolled who are older than the official school-age range for primary education.